ina mo pop up is tonight!
There might be a few spots left for chef JP Dublado’s intimate INA MO Pop Up at the Epic Market tonight. Tix: $135+/pp.
friday lunch at fuge
Fuge Sausage (6736 99 Street) opens its doors every Friday for a terrific take-away lunch from 11am-1pm. Check the poster for the February menu, this week it’s bangers and beans. Bonus: 25 per cent of each sale is donated to the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute. Bravo!
charcuterie + flowers + chocolate from art of charcuterie
This exquisite Love in a Box contains many treasures, including a Delavoye chocolate bar. Order now for Valentine’s Day, $139+/box.
valentine’s at prairie gardens
Dine long table-style in the heated greenhouse at Prairie Gardens—welcome mocktail, craft willow-twig hearts and make paper lantern globes to light your way home. Four courses including wood-fired appetizer, everything-from-the-farm salad and boeuf bourguignon. Tix: $80+/p.
the not valentine’s day dinner
Allergic to Valentine’s? This Saturday, February 15, dinner is for you. Enjoy six French-inspired courses paired with wines by YEG’s best roving somm, Tara Smith. Reception 6:30 pm, dinner, 7pm, at the Edmonton Petroleum G&C Club (51320 Range Road 260, Spruce Grove). After dinner vocals and piano by Morgan Smith and Tyson Kerr. Tix: $150+/p, email Kayla, or call 780-470-0700.
cabernet sauvignon: accidental superstar at aligra
Lover of big bold reds? Enjoy the Cabernet Sauvignon: Accidental Superstar Tasting at Aligra (1423 West Edmonton Mall), Wednesday, February 19. Tix: $35/p+.
marchand-tawse dinner at the marc
In 1983, Montrealer Pascal Marchand came to Burgundy to work the harvest. In 1985 he went to (then unknown) Domaine des Comte Armand, then proceeded to build an international reputation for their flagship Pommard Clos des Epeneaux. This was followed by a long stint with the Boisset group, where he converted over 90 ha to biodynamic agriculture. In 2011 he teamed up with Moray Tawse to create Maison Marchand-Tawse Pascal. Special guest is Pascal Marchand—from Great Lakes merchant seaman to legendary Burgundian winemaker—expect some great stories. A must dinner for Burgundy lovers. Five courses, six wines, 6pm, Wednesday, February 26. Tix: $265/p
recipe of the week: greek lemon potatoes
So easy and so delicious! Make chicken souvlaki to go with, or serve with roast chicken, roast lamb or roast pork.
